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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:
12.0pt;margin-left:0in'><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Coroner's report
</b>Darleen Raffield <span style='mso-tab-count:5'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span
style='mso-tab-count:1'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><i
style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><u>Raffield Case</u></i><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal'></b></p>

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list .75in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span><![endif]>The
victim was found dead on August 12, 2004 in her Mercedes SL600 Roadster that
was crashed into a parked car. <span style="mso-spacerun:
yes">&nbsp;</span>Location: alley behind the King Richard Apartments on Bayard
St, corner of Craig St. in Oakland. </p>

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list .75in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span><![endif]>Cardiac
arrest was the cause of death at approximately 3:25 pm. The victim was slumped
over the steering wheel causing the horn to sound. </p>

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12.0pt;margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:
list .75in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>3.<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span><![endif]>Initially,
it was hypothesized that the victim, given her young age, had died of a panic
induced heart attack. </p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:
12.0pt;margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:
list .75in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>4.<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span><![endif]>Healthy,
pre-menopausal women are generally at lower risk of heart attack. They are,
however, susceptible to heart attack from panic disorder. </p>

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list .75in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>5.<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span><![endif]>A
very traumatic event can trigger a panic attack. </p>

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list .75in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>6.<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span><![endif]>The
panic attack sends the sympathetic nervous system into overdrive. This system
sends a message to the heart to beat faster when one is excited or scared, and
is delivered by a chemical messenger called noradrenalin. </p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:
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list .75in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>7.<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span><![endif]>At
the same time, another chemical messenger called neuropeptide Y is released,
which can cause spasms in the coronary arteries that induce cardiac arrest.</p>

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list .75in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>8.<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span><![endif]>We
found traces of Stelazine in the stomach of the victim and on the dress of the
victim. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;</span>She was poisoned to death
with a drink containing Stelazine. </p>

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list .75in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>9.<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span><![endif]>Stelazine
is also known as Trifluroperazine. <span style="mso-spacerun:
yes">&nbsp;</span>It is a central nervous system depressant drug that in large
doses can cause a heart attack. </p>

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list .75in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>10.<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp; </span></span><![endif]>If taken
orally Stelazine takes about 20 minutes to take effect.<span
style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>If injected it takes immediate effect.</p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:
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style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp; </span></span><![endif]>Stelazine
is a known poison used to simulate heart attacks. <span style="mso-spacerun:
yes">&nbsp;</span>The traces of Stelazine on the victim and in her stomach
eliminate the hypothesis of a natural cause of death.</p>

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style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp; </span></span><![endif]>Nothing was
stolen from the car or the victim. <span style="mso-spacerun:
yes">&nbsp;</span>She was still wearing a Cartier Gold Quartz watch with a
retail value of $3,700 and her purse with $237 in cash was in the car. </p>

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